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To navigate during his 1929 expedition into the desert of Egypt, Bagnold used a magnetic aero-compass, which was lent to him by the Royal Geographical Society. It was carefully mounted on one of the expedition's Ford-cars but Bagnold could not manage to compensate it properly due to the influence of magnetism caused by the metal structure of the car. Bagnold found that kind of compass unreliable for the purpose and changed to the use of sun-compasses for his next expedition to the sand-sea in 1930.
Bagnold's invention was different from all other sun-compasses since it could be used whilst the vehicle was driving. However, although it was an easy to handle and very useful instrument, the British army never adopted it but kept using the other models. When Bagnold founded the Long Range Desert Group in 1940, his sun-compass became the standard instrument for this unit. Its navigators soon became the unrivaled masters of desert navigation.
To navigate during his 1929 expedition into the desert of Egypt, Bagnold used a magnetic aero-compass, which was lent to him by the Royal Geographical Society. It was carefully mounted on one of the expedition's Ford-cars but Bagnold could not manage to compensate it properly due to the influence of magnetism caused by the metal structure of the car. Bagnold found that kind of compass unreliable for the purpose and changed to the use of sun-compasses for his next expedition to the sand-sea in 1930.
Bagnold's invention was different from all other sun-compasses since it could be used whilst the vehicle was driving. However, although it was an easy to handle and very useful instrument, the British army never adopted it but kept using the other models. When Bagnold founded the Long Range Desert Group in 1940, his sun-compass became the standard instrument for this unit. Its navigators soon became the unrivaled masters of desert navigation.
Seit seiner Rückkehr nach Europa im Jahre 2010 besucht er Nordafrika, so oft sich die Gelegenheit dazu ergibt.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geisteswissenschaften, Geschichte, Kunst, Musik |
| Jahrhundert: | 20. Jahrhundert |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: |
68 S.
36 farbige Illustr. |
| ISBN-13: | 9783842337022 |
| ISBN-10: | 3842337027 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Gross, Kuno |
| Auflage: | 4. Auflage |
| Hersteller: | BoD - Books on Demand |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, D-22848 Norderstedt, info@bod.de |
| Maße: | 220 x 170 x 6 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Kuno Gross |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 10.11.2011 |
| Gewicht: | 0,135 kg |
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